How to Show Hidden Files in USB on Windows PC/Mac

Many people have complained that originally there are some files exist in the USB flash drive. However, due to some unknown reasons, the files are hidden in USB, and they don’t know how to show hidden files in USB. Actually, to keep the security of the USB flash drive, some files are really hidden. For example, virus attacked files are usually hidden. And to make some files private, people may get them hidden in USB flash drive as well. Anyway, no matter for what reason the files are hidden in Flash drive, you can try the following ways to show hidden files in USB on Mac and Windows PC. Take a look at the following guides.

4. Hold the Option key, then right click on the Finder icon in the dock and click Relaunch. It will show the hidden files on Mac right away. Next, you can click to open the USB drive.

Show Hidden Files in USB under Windows or Mac with Professional Tool

If the hidden files are virus attacked or you have deleted them accidentally or intentionally, or the hidden files are not shown in USB drive, you can try the professional tool - iBeesoft Data Recovery to show and recover hidden files in USB drive on Mac or Windows PC.

How it works to show hidden files in USB drive?

The hidden files recovery software will scan your USB drive for all files, including shown and hidden files, letting you select files to save to computer or in a directory on your USB flash drive again. Though you can’t view and see the hidden files, the software is able to. It is developed to unhide files in USB drive, computer and other external hard drives. It can also unformat USB drive on Windows or Mac.

How to show hidden files in USB drive with the professional tool?

Step 1. Download and install the Unhide File software

Click the download button to get the .exe/dmg installation file. Double-click it and follow the built-in wizard to install it on your computer. It has separate versions for Windows PC and Mac tool. Please choose the right one for your computer.

Step 2. Select file types to scan

Launch the show hidden USB files software. From the very first window, you need to make sure what types of file you want to unhide. By default, all supported file types are selected. My suggestion for you is to let them all be selected. By doing this, you may unhide some files unexpectedly. Click "Start".

Step 3. Select USB drive to scan

Connect your USB drive with your computer by plugging it to the USB slot, making sure your computer detect it correctly. In the new window, you can see, all partitions of your computer as well as external hard drives are listed. Select the USB drive from the list to scan and click "Scan" to show hidden files in USB on Windows or Mac.

Step 4. Show hidden files in USB drive on Windows PC/Mac

During the scanning process, hidden files are scanned and sorted into categories. After the scanning process, you can select found files to preview. When find the hidden files, select them and click "Recover" to save them on your computer.